[Federal Register Volume 59, Number 187 (Wednesday, September 28, 1994)]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 94-23926]
[Federal Register: September 28, 1994]
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Soil Conservation Service
Upper French Broad River Watershed, Transylvania County, North
Carolina
AGENCY: Soil Conservation Service, USDA.
ACTION: Notice of Finding of No Significant Impact.
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SUMMARY: Pursuant to Section 102(2)(c) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969; the Council on Environmental Quality Regulations
(40 CFR Part 1500); and the Soil Conservation Service Regulations (7
CFR Part 650); the Soil Conservation Service, US Department of
Agriculture, gives notice that an environmental impact statement is not
being prepared for the Upper French Broad River Watershed, Transylvania
County, North Carolina.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT:
Richard A. Gallo, State Conservationist, Soil Conservation Service,
4405 Bland Road, Suite 205, Raleigh, North Carolina, 27609, telephone
(919) 790-2888.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The environmental assessment of this
federally assisted action indicates that the project will not cause
significant local, regional, or national impacts on the environment. As
a result of these findings, Richard A. Gallo, State Conservationist,
has determined that the preparation and review of an environmental
impact statement are not needed for this project.
The project purpose is flood damage reduction. The planned works of
improvement include various nonstructural measures including
floodproofing, elevations, floodwalls, and acquisition.
The Notice of a Finding Of No Significant Impact (FONSI) has been
forwarded to the Environmental Protection Agency and to various
Federal, State, and local agencies and interested parties. A limited
number of copies of the FONSI are available to fill single copy
requests at the above address. Basic data developed during the
environmental assessment are on file and may be reviewed by contacting
Richard A. Gallo.
No administrative action on implementation of the proposal will be
taken until 30 days after the date of this publication in the Federal
Register.
(This activity is listed in the Catalog of Federal Domestic
Assistance under NO. 10.904, Watershed Protection and Flood
Prevention, and is subject to the provisions of Executive Order
12372, which requires intergovernmental consultation with State and
local officials.)
Richard A. Gallo,
State Conservationist.
[FR Doc. 94-23926 Filed 9-27-94; 8:45 am]
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